Melanie C. Page, Ph.D., 1998, Arizona State University.
Assistant Professor
melanie.page@okstate.edu

Dr. Page teaches courses on quantitative methods (at the undergraduate and graduate levels) and in psychological testing.

My research interests are all centered around the theme of prevention, intervention, and evaluation research. A concern of researchers in prevention is that children grow into healthy, well-adjusted adults. I am currently involved in several projects. My major project is looking at decreasing childhood overweight through family and peer interventions (FiSH project) with colleagues in HDFS. Another line of research focuses on body image in children and young women. In addition to looking at correlates of body image, we are looking at ways to better assess this construct, especially in diverse populations. Finally, as a statistical consultant, I also have the opportunity to work with a variety of research teams, including looking at family and child functioning in chronic illness, developmental disabilities, and family functioning in Head Start programs.

• Page, M. C., Braver, S. L., & MacKinnon, D. P. (2003). Levine’s guide to SPSS for analysis of variance, 2nd ed. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
• Denny-Smith, T., Bairan, A., & Page, M. C. (2006). A survey of female nursing students’ knowledge, health beliefs, perception of risk, and risk behaviors regarding human papillomavirus and cervical cancer. Journal of Nurse Practitioners, 18, 62-69.
• **Hoff, A. L., Mullins L. L., Gillaspy, S. R., **Van Pelt, J. C., Page, M. C., & Chaney, J. M. (2005). An intervention to decrease uncertainty and distress among parents of children newly diagnosed with diabetes: A pilot study. Families, Systems & Health: The Journal of Collaborative Family Health Care, 23, 329-342.
• **Hoff, A. L., Mullins L. L., Page, M. C., **Carpentier, M. Y., Chaney, J. M., & Hommel, K. A. (2005). The relationship of control-related beliefs to depressive symptomatology among children with Type 1 diabetes and asthma: A disease-specific approach. Children's Health Care, 34, 261-272.
• Page, M. C., Abramson, C. I., & **Jacobs-Lawson, J. M. (2004). The National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program: Experiences and recommendations. Teaching of Psychology, 31, 241-246.
• Mullins, S.M, Suarez, M., Ondersma, S.J., & Page, M. C. (2004). The impact of motivational interviewing on substance abuse treatment retention: A randomized control trial of women involved with child welfare. Journal of Substance Abuse and Treatment, 27, 51-58.
• **Aniol, K., Mullins, L. L., Page, M. C., **Boyd, M. L., & Chaney, J. M. (2004). The relationship between respite care and child abuse potential in parents of children with developmental disabilities: A preliminary report. Journal of Physical and Developmental Disabilities, 16, 273-285.
• Chaney, J. M., Mullins, L. L., **Wagner, J. L., **Hommel, K. A., Page, M. C., & Doppler, M. J. (2004) A longitudinal examination of causal attributions and depression in rheumatoid arthritis. Rehabilitation Psychology, 49, 126-133.
• **Segura, Y., Page, M. C., Neighbors, B., Nichols-Anderson, C., & **Gillespy, S. (2003). The importance of peers in alcohol use among Latino adolescents: The role of alcohol expectancies and acculturation. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 3, 31-50.
• **Wagner, J. L., Chaney, J. M., Hommel, K. A., Page, M. C., **White, M. M., Mullins, L. L., & Jarvis, J. M. (2003). The influence of parental distress on child depression in juvenile rheumatic diseases: The moderating effect of illness intrusiveness. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 28, 453-462.
• Mullins, L. L., **Aniol, K., **Boyd, M. L., Page, M. C., & Chaney, J. M. (2002). The influence of respite care on psychological distress in parents of children with developmental disabilities: A longitudinal study. Children’s Services: Social Policy, Research, and Practice, 5, 123-138.
• Knight, G., **Guthrie, I., Page, M. C. & Fabes, R. A. (2002). The moderating effect of emotional arousal on the gender difference in aggression: A meta-analysis. Aggressive Behavior, 28, 366-393.
• Fabes, R. A., Eisenberg, N., Jones, S., Smith, M., Guthrie, I. K., Poulin, R., Shepard, S. A., and Friedman, J. (1999). Regulation, emotionality, and preschoolers’ socially competent peer interactions. Child Development, 70, 432-441.

• 2006 Regent’s Distinguished Teaching Award
• 2005 Honorable mention, OPS teacher of the year
• 2005 Nominee, Fowler Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award, APA
• 2004 & 2005 Nominee Outstanding Club Advisor, Campus Life
• 2004 Nominee Phoenix Award, OSU GPSA
• 2003 Nominee Jacob Cohen Distinguished Teaching Award
• 2003 Finalist Arts and Sciences Outstanding Instructor
• 2003 Nominee Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence in College Teaching
• 2001 Outstanding Instructor, OSU Psychology Department
• 2000 Finalist Phoenix Award, OSU GPSA